High school athletes face the dilemma of what to be known for
As high school athletes look for places to play in college there are certain behaviors that standout on the biggest of stages.
Evergreen girls soccer going after an impressive state title 3-peat
Evergreen girls soccer in rarefied air after capturing back-to-back 4A state championships.
CPW: Four basketball programs talk success championship defenses
Four basketball programs successfully defended their state championships this week and Kevin Shaffer caught up with each coach.
The Colorado Preps Show debriefs basketball championships
The Colorado Preps Show recapped a thrilling weekend where 12 teams walked away with basketball state championships.
Green Mountain senior Jake Swanson delivers in the clutch for Blue squad
Andrews and Boykin named MVPs in 9th annual Jeffco HS Senior Boys Basketball Game.
Valenzuela and Speir pick up MVP honors in Jeffco HS Senior girls basketball game
Annual Jeffco HS Senior Basketball Games nearing 10-year anniversary at the Gold Crown Field House.
Lutheran pulls away from Silver Creek, wins 5A boys basketball title
Lutheran had a strong second half to run away from Silver Creek and win the Class 5A boys basketball state championship.
Simla boys follow suit, capture Class 2A basketball championship
Simla withstood a tough test from Limon to capture the Class 2A boys basketball state championship at Moby Arena.
McClave captures 1A boys basketball title as Cardinals sweep at UNC
For the second year in a row, McClave swept the 1A basketball championships as the boys beat Cheyenne Wells.
Lutheran’s defense locks down Class 5A girls basketball state title
Lutheran wins defensive battle with Green Mountain to claim first girls basketball state title in a decade.
Baseball
Column: Patti-isms hang with Western Slope journalists to this day
Patti Arnold's impact on sports journalism in Colorado is far reaching and will live on through those that she mentored.
Photos from Cherry Creek and Golden's state baseball championships
Cherry Creek needed just one game to win the 5A baseball championship while Golden overcame an early loss to take the 4A crown.
Golden raises another Class 4A baseball state championship
Golden baseball stays on course, holds off Cheyenne Mountain to claim Class 4A state title.
Girls Soccer
Columbine perfect on the girls soccer pitch so far this season
Columbine girls soccer has the goal of reclaiming the Class 5A Jeffco League title this season.
Loveland Classical and Fossil Ridge girls soccer claim state titles
The Class 2A and 5A girls soccer state title were claimed with Loveland Classical and Fossil Ridge taking home the hardware.
Grit powers Fossil Ridge to a win in the 5A girls soccer title game
A header off a corner kick in the 72nd gave Fossil Ridge its first girls soccer state championship in school history.
Track & Field
Jaw-dropping performances highlight the weekend in track and field
Jaw-dropping performances at the Pomona Invite made it clear that the second half of the track and field season is in full swing.
Track and field teams get that state vibe at the Pomona Invitational
With all roads leading to the state meet at Jeffco Stadium, track and field teams made a stop in Lakewood for the Pomona Invite.
Track and field stars shine as competitors take on Niwot Invitational
A thrilling day at the Niwot Invitational saw three runners nearly crack a significant track and field milestone.
Football
Colorado Preps endorsements for CHSAA Legislative Council meeting
The first of two meetings of the CHSAA Legislative Council takes place Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the DCSD Legacy Campus.
Football coaching change tracker for the 2026 season
The offseason always presents a decent turnover when it comes to high school head football coaches in Colorado.
Colorado Preps tries to crown greatest football team in state history
In the winter issue of Mile High Sports Magazine, we looked at the greatest high school football teams in Colorado history.
Girls Golf
Ella Scott leads Valor Christian to 4th straight 5A girls golf title
It was Ella Scott leading Valor Christian to its fourth straight Class 5A girls golf state championship at Todd Creek.
Depth powers Holy Family to 3A girls golf state championship
Holy Family and Timnath made history for their schools with wins in the Class 3A girls golf tournament at Boomerang Golf Links.
Colorado Academy solves Pueblo Country Club, wins 2A girls golf title
Colorado Academy swept the Class 2A girls golf championships, winning the team title while Sophia Lee claimed medalist honors.
Boys Volleyball
Boys volleyball teams see early tournament action at Eaglecrest
Although the boys volleyball season is young, teams have seen tournament action after the Eaglecrest Invitational on Saturday.
Rampart boys volleyball opens season with sweep of Sand Creek
Bo Young led the way with 11 kills as Rampart boys volleyball opened the season with a 3-0 win over Sand Creek.
Eaglecrest and Regis Groff end weekend as boys volleyball champions
For the first time in state history, CHSAA crowned boys volleyball state champions for two classifications.
Boys Lacrosse
Dakota Ridge and Cherry Creek battle to boys lacrosse title wins
Dakota Ridge and Cherry Creek capped the boys lacrosse season in style as they won the state championship games.
Cherry Creek dethrones Valor Christian, wins 5A boys lacrosse title
A back-and-forth battle ended with Cherry Creek beating Valor Christian to capture the Class 5A boys lacrosse championship.
Dakota Ridge boys lax holds Air Academy to a season-low in goals
Dakota Ridge joins Wheat Ridge (2013) and Golden (2019) as Jeffco schools to win 4A boys lacrosse state titles.
Girls Lacrosse
Evergreen and Valor Christian capture girls lacrosse championships
The girls lacrosse season came to an end on Friday as Evergreen and Valor Christian captured state championships.
Valor Christian battles back to win first girls lacrosse state title
Valor Christian erased a three-goal deficit to beat ThunderRidge and win its first girls lacrosse state championship.
Evergreen senior Addison McEvers caps off impressive 4-year run
Evergreen girls lacrosse wins its three Class 4A state title over the past five seasons.
Girls Tennis
Team girls tennis championships won at Denver Tennis Park
Ralston Valley, Cheyenne Mountain and Peak to Peak won the girls tennis team state championships on Tuesday.
The 2025 5A, 4A and 3A girls tennis individual state champions
After three grueling days of competition, the 2025 Colorado girls tennis individual champions have been crowned.
Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis sweeps Discovery Canyon in PPAC dual
Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis is building momentum with the postseason approaching as it swept Discovery Canyon.
Boys Swimming
Monarch captures 4A boys swimming title, first in school history
Monarch jumped into the pool for the first time as champion after claiming the Class 4A boys swimming title.
The complete list of boys swimming and diving state champions
A complete list of Class 5A and 4A individual boys swimming state champions from the 2025 state meets at the VMAC.
Cherry Creek repeats as 5A boys swimming and diving state champion
Two relay wins and a diving championship powered Cherry Creek to the 5A boys swimming and diving state title.
Podcasts
CPW dives into a conversation with The Coaching Story Podcast
On a special episode of CPW, Colorado Preps' Kevin Shaffer talks with The Coaching Story Podcast's Kevin Hemphill.
CPW dives deep into all football classifications after Week 9
With the regular season nearing its end, Kevin Shaffer dives deep into football in this edition of Colorado Preps Weekly.
Colorado Preps Weekly dives into NIL education with Dr. Scott Grant
Kevin Shaffer sat down with Dr. Scott Grant of Triple Threat Leadership to talk NIL education in Colorado high school sports.